Amazon’s Digital Arabic Library launches with 33,000 eBooks and 5,000 audiobooks, alongside 1,000 free titles, representing a major digital milestone for Arabic publishing.
Spotify Expands ‘Follow Along’ for Audiobooks
The Spotify ‘Follow Along’ feature for audiobooks may remind former ‘Kindle in Motion’ fans of enhanced ebooks.
Audible Opens AI-Narration to Selected Publishers
Selected publishers are working with an early release of Audible’s AI-voiced audiobook production, with translation and accents to follow.
London Book Fair: An Audiobook Update From Audible
Audible’s Lee Jarit spoke at London Book Fair, describing the company’s market gains and ACX’s operations.
Brazil’s Book Market: Consumer Research Reflects Price Perceptions
Survey respondents in Brazil tell Nielsen BookScan they find physical-store pricing a barrier to book-buying.
Barnes & Noble’s Len Riggio, Dead at Age 83
Len Riggio, former chair of Barnes & Noble, dies at 83. The visionary entrepreneur revolutionized bookselling in the US.
Amazon Literary Grants in 2024 Expand to Ireland
The US- and UK-based Amazon Literary Partnerships have announced beneficiaries for their grants in the States, UK, and Ireland.
Richard Charkin: ‘Where the Lion Feeds’
While at the sales conference of Jonathan Ball Publishers, Richard Charkin sizes up features of the South African book market.
Richard Charkin From Readmagine: ‘Will You Still Read Me?’
Richard Charkin asks from Madrid’s Readmagine: ‘Will you still read me, will you still need me, when I’m 75?’
Richard Charkin: Unintended Consequences in Publishing
Charkin’s Law, according to the eponymous Richard Charkin in London: ‘Everything that can go wrong will go wrong.’